- On the Tools menu, click Options, click the Edit tab, select the Enable click and type check box, and then click OK.
Enable the Click and Type pointer
In the document, point to a blank area, and then click to enable the Click and Type pointer. As you move the Click and Type pointer, the pointer shape indicates how an item will be formatted. For example, if you point to the center of the page, the pointer shape 
indicates that the item will be centered.
If you click once, Click and Type won't move the insertion point to the location you specified.
Work in either print layout view or Web layout view
Click and Type is not available in the following views: normal view, outline view, and print preview.
Insert items only in blank areas where Click and Type is available
Click and Type isn't available in the following areas: multiple columns, bulleted and numbered lists, next to floating objects, to the left or right of pictures with top and bottom text wrapping, or to the left or right of indents.
Use the Draw Table tool to create side-by-side tables
You can't use Click and Type to insert a table beside an existing table.
Click and Type isn't available when you're recording a macro.